Featuring a new code of ethics for journalists and essays by 14 journalism thought leaders and practitioners, this authoritative, practical book examines the new pressures brought to bear on journalism by technology and changing audience habits. It offers a new framework for making critical moral choices, as well as case studies that reinforce the concepts and principles rising to prominence in 21st century communication. The book addresses the unique problems facing journalism today, including how we arrive at truth in an era of abundant and unverified information; the evolution of new business models and partnerships; the presence of journalists on independent social media platforms; the role of diversity; the meaning of stories; the value of images; and the role of community in the production of journalism.

Bob Steele

Foreword: Journalism Ethics Then and Now

Kelly McBride and Tom Rosenstiel

Introduction: New Guiding Principles for a New Era of Journalism

I. TRUTH

Clay Shirky

1. Truth Without Scarcity, Ethics Without Force

Roy Peter Clark

2. Kicking the Stone: The Search for Reliable Evidence in Journalism

Tom Huang

3. Storytelling in the Digital Age

Steve Myers

4. Fact Checking 2.0

Kenneth Irby

5. Seeing is Not Believing: Photojournalism in the 21st Century

II. TRANSPARENCY

Dan Gillmor

6. Do Private Platforms Threaten Public Journalism?

Gilad Lotan

7. Networked Audiences: Attention and Data-Informed Journalism

Adam Hochberg

8. Centers of Investigative Reporting: New Model, Old Conflicts

Ann Friedman

9. A New Pathway Toward Sourcing

Craig Silverman

10. Corrections and Ethics: Greater Accuracy Through Honesty

III. COMMUNITY

Steven Waldman

11. The (Still) Evolving Relationship Between "News" and "Community"

danah boyd and Kelly McBride

12. The Destablizing Force of Fear

Eric Deggans

13. How Untold Stories Can Reflect Diversity

Monica Guzman

14. Community as an End

Kelly McBride and Tom Rosenstiel

Epilogue: The Future of Journalism Ethics

“This is an essential book about a profoundly important subject published at a critical time. The New Ethics of Journalism: Principles for the 21st Century focuses intensely on the role that journalism plays in our society, a role that remains urgent and unique even as so much changes in the profession and in the business of journalism, as well as in our global society.”

--Bob Steele, Distinguished Professor of Journalism Ethics at DePauw University and
Director of The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics

Bob Steele

DePauw University

Bob Steele

An excellent reader in journalistic ethics - I recommend it to undergradauate students in photojournalism.

This book is a great teaching resource because of its easy-to-read style, but also because it is rich in examples and case studies. The books will be a valuable resource for both lectures and seminars.

This book is highly important and goes into depth at the ever changing face of journalism, as students are the future of the next generation of journalists it is important they understand the ethics involved in it.

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